Storm water discharges are regulated under which of the following federal requir

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Storm water discharges are regulated under which of the following federal requirements?

            a) 40 CFR 177

            b) 40 CFR 262.34

            c) 40 CFR 122

            d) None of the above

Which Act established ‘technology-based’ requirements for industry and municipalities to be able to meet federal mandates for effluent treatment?

            a) Solid and Hazardous Waste Amendments

            b) Clean Water Act Amendments of 1972

            c) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

            d) Code of Federal Regulations Part 133

            e) National Environmental Quality Act of 1970

Section 311 of the Clean Water Act requires the reporting and cleanup of hazardous substances and oil released to waters of the United States. The implementing rule for Section 311 requires industrial complexes storing oil onsite to file:

            a) An application for a NCP permit;

            b) An exemption for a NPDES permit;

            c) An application for a Section 404 permit;

            d) A Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure plan.

Storm water discharges directly to navigable water require a type of NPDES permit under the CWA.

a) True
b) False

Circle all that apply: The Clean Water Act uses a regulatory framework based on which of the following assumptions:

a)EPA sets standards; states and tribes implement water quality programs;

b)EPA sets water quality criteria; states and tribes write water quality plans to demonstrate how they will attain the water quality criteria;

c) EPA sets technology based standards for POTWs and industrial effluent limits; states and tribes may accept delegation of authority to issue permits to dischargers;

d)The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sets dredge and fill standards; any person who conducts a dredge or fill activity in a water of the U.S. must apply to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a 404 permit;

e)All of the above.

Explanation / Answer

1.     b) 40 CFR 262.34

2.   b) Clean Water Act Amendments of 1972

3. b) An exemption for a NPDES permit

4. a. true

5. b)EPA sets water quality criteria; states and tribes write water quality plans to demonstrate how they will attain the water quality criteria;

c) EPA sets technology based standards for POTWs and industrial effluent limits; states and tribes may accept delegation of authority to issue permits to dischargers

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